The Whales of August
“The Screen's Immortals... A movie you'll never forget.”
1987 · 1 h 30 min
Lindsay AndersonCast
Lillian Gish 
Bette Davis 
Vincent Price
Credits
Written by: David Berry
Plot
Two elderly sisters spend their summer in a house on the Maine coast, as the younger one cares for the other, who is blind and irritable.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lindsay Anderson's quiet drama pairs Lillian Gish and Bette Davis as elderly sisters in a Maine summer house. Gentle and moving, with Vincent Price charming, it is a graceful farewell for two Hollywood legends.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (5,902 votes)
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